Friday, December 27, 2024

The Book Of Revelation Proves Jesus Is God

(Revelation 1:8)"I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (ESV) 

Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.  Jesus is referred to as the Lord God, the Almighty.  Christ is divine, eternal, sovereign, and omnipotent.  

(Revelation 21:6)"And he said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.  To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment." (ESV) 

Here we have God the Father saying I am the Alpha and the Omega just like God the Son in Revelation 1:8.  God is beyond history, he is eternal.  

(Revelation 22:13)"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." (ESV) 

Here we have Jesus as the Alpha and the Omega just like God the Father in Revelation 21:6.  Jesus is the "first and the last" just like Yahweh, the only God in Isaiah 44:6 (see also Revelation 1:17).  

Also in Revelation 5:13-14 both the Father and Son are worshiped.  Only God is worthy of worship.  The Book of Revelation clearly teaches that Jesus is God, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father.   

Friday, December 13, 2024

Psalm 37:4 (In Context)

(Psalm 37:4)"Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." (ESV)

Some people act as if this verse teaches that God exists to grant your wishes.  So let us look at Psalm 37:4 in context to get the true meaning.  

Psalm 37 was written by David and resembles the Book of Proverbs in many ways.  This Psalm deals with the problem of why the wicked prosper and the righteous struggle.  

Psalm 37:1-2 tells us not to fear or be envious of the ungodly because they will soon fade away.  In Psalm 37:3 we are told to trust the LORD and do good.  

In Psalm 37:4 we are told to delight yourself in the LORD.  If we delight ourselves in the LORD, we will focus on God and not ourselves. Our goal will be to glorify God.  We will focus more on eternal things than on temporal things. Then he will give you the desires of your heart because they are God focused.  

Psalm 37:5-7 tells us to commit, trust, and be still before the LORD.  Psalm 37:9-10 tells us evildoers will be no more but those who wait for the LORD, those who are meek shall inherit the land.  

Psalm 37:28 assures us that the LORD loves justice, he will not forsake his saints.  In Psalm 37:39 we see salvation is from the LORD. 

When we look at Psalm 37:4 in context we see that it is concerned with ultimate outcomes more than the temporal problems of this world. Our focus is to be on God and not on ourselves.